In a supplemental report, the attorney general's office confirmed three Manchester police officers were justified in firing their weapons at a driver who led police on a chase, nearly hitting civilians and emergency personnel.

The pursuit of Christopher Varagianis, 37, of Pembroke, began about 6 p.m. on June 3 with a report of a man unconscious in a vehicle in a parking lot.

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When two bicycle officers arrived, the man drove off and refused their orders to pull over.

Other officers joined the chase and two police vehicles finally cornered the driver of the Jeep Commander in a parking lot on Merrimack Street. One police car blocked the exit to the parking lot while another drove toward Varagianis, who rammed his car into the front of the police car driven by Detective Mike Lavallee, a previous report said.

Sgt. Joe Mucci and Detective Mike Bergeron approached the Jeep on foot and ordered Varagianis to get out of the vehicle, which he refused to do. Mucci fired at the Jeep's tires, deflating one, according to the report. Varagianis then maneuvered his vehicle around the police car at which time Lavallee fired three times at the vehicle, aiming low because there was an apartment building beyond the Jeep, police said.

Varagianis continued to drive onto Merrimack Street until other police officers converged on the Jeep.

Despite sustaining two gunshot wounds to the leg, Varagianis refused to get out of the Jeep and had to be dragged out of the vehicle. Police used a stun gun on Varagianis to get him to stop struggling so they could handcuff him, according to authorities.

The attorney general said police found a pipe and spoon containing crack cocaine and heroin in the Jeep.

At the time of the incident, the AG’s office released a similar report, but said there were criminal charges pending. Over the last year, all of the investigative reports have been reviewed and those charges have been resolved.